Laundry hanger drier



y 25, 1932- w. COUTTS LAUNDRY HANGER DRIER Filed Nov. 5, 1930 J W 0 w WINVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented July 26, 1932 .7 r

UNiTED STATES WILLIAM concurs, or PITTSBURGH, rENNsYLvANIa LAUNDRYHANGER DRIER 7 Application filed November 5, 1930. Serial No. 493,678.

My present invention has reference to clothes drying racks, which isprimarily designed for use in the basements or laundry rooms of houses.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of movable woodenslats that are readily spaced at desired distances from each other sothat each of the slats provides a support for clothes to be dried andwherein 1 when the slats are moved against each other the same can becovered to preserve the said slats from dirt or dust. p

A still further object is the provision of a clothes drying rack whichobviates the employment of the ordinary clothes line and which is of asmall compact structure that may be readily hung from the floor joist tooccupy a small space in a basement or the like, the hangers of theimprovement havlng detachably clamped therein longitudlnally extendingrods, the said rods having mounted for movement thereon the ends ofslats, the slats having their upper edges beveled from their oppositesides so that the said edges will effectively grip and support clothesto be dried thereon without the employment of the usual clothes pins,the said slats being movable away from each other for desired distanceswhen in clothes supporting position and moved against each other andagainst one pair of hangers and covered to protect the same when notrequired for use.

To the attainment of the foregoing the invention consists in theimprovement hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating the application of theimprovement.

Figure 2 is a perspective View thereof.

Figure 3 is a view looking toward the end of one of the slats.

Figure 4 is an end view looking toward one of the hangers, the joist towhich the hanger is secured being in section.

While my improvement is primarily designed for use in the basement orwash room of a residence, it is obvious that the same may be otherwiseemployed.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral 1 designates thespaced joists in a basement that support the floor 2 thereof To theconfronting faces of certain of these joists (depending upon the desiredWidth of the rack) I secure by screws or like elements hangers 3 whichare all of the same length posed substantially semi-cylindrical openingsor depressions 5. In these openings or depressions there are receivedcross sectionally rounded rods 6 which are preferably of metal. The rods6 have headed ends 7, and the kerfed or bifurcated ends of the hangers 3have passed therethrough bolts 8 engaged by suitable nuts 9, whereby thesaid bifurcated ends of the hangers may be forced toward each other andcompress the rods in the depressions or semi-circular openings 5.

The numeral 9 indicates the clothes supporting slats. These slats are ofwood and as disclosed by the drawing, the same are beveled from theiropposite faces and their upper corners, as indicated by the numeral 10,and whereby the upper edges of the slats are substantially V-shaped incross section. This is desirable as the pointed edges of the slats willhave a biting effect upon the clothes arranged thereover so that theclothes can be attached without the employment of a pin or likefastener. The slats 9 are, of course, provided with round openings eachhaving a metal bushing 7 for the reception ofthe rods 6.

When not in use the slats are forced against each other so that theouter slat will contact with one pair of hangers 3. A coveringprotective cloth is placed over the slats to prevent dirt accumulatingthereon and whereby the slats are retained-in a clean condition so thatthe same may be employed as hangers without the necessity of wiping thesaid slats.

The slats are drawn away from each other along the guide rods 6 and areproperly spaced for the reception thereon of the clothes to be dried.

The simplicity of my construction and the advantages thereof will, it isthought, be understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art towhich such invention relates so that further detailed description willnotcbe required. Obviously I do not wish to be restricted to the precisestructure herein shown and described and, therefore, hold myselfentitled to make such changes therefrom as fairly fall within the scopeof What I claim.

Having described the invention, I claim:

A laundry drier comprising spaced hanger members, each having alongitudinally disposed kerf leading in from the lower end thereof andprovided at opposite sides of the kerf with registering depressions, aclamping bolt passing through each hanger member below the depressionsand bridging the lower portion of the kerf, a rod received within thedepressions of opposite hanger members and clamped in the depressions bythe bolt, and slats loosely mounted upon the rod between the hangermembers, said slats being V-shaped in transverse section along theirupper edges and the rod passing transversely through the lower portionsof the slats.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

WILLIAM COUTTS.

